Freedom, not socialism, offers path to better outcomes
An index of economic freedom helps rebut arguments from self-proclaimed American socialists.
North Carolinians have the right to purchase, use, enjoy, and dispose of their property as they see fit — and this sphere of private ownership and control very much includes housing.
As the specifics — and many of the absurd objectives — of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal have come to light, the common refrain from Democrats who support it is that the plan is “aspirational.” In other words, they believe that the world Ocasio-Cortez envisions is somehow ideal. It is the world we all...
Death and taxes aren’t the only two certainties North Carolinians face. New congressional and legislative districts are coming, too — for 2020 (by court order) and 2022 (after the end-of-decade census). Chances also are strong the Tar Heel State will get a 14th congressional district, so reapportionment should be on the agenda for the 2022...
Now that the individual mandate is essentially gone, we should be embracing reforms that work with our traditions of individual freedom and federalism rather than against them.
If the U.S. Supreme Court rejects future partisan gerrymandering cases, the primary legal battlefield is likely to shift to Raleigh.